Apple is in talks with Foursquare to use the mobile location service's data about local businesses in the maps app built into its smartphones and tablets, the Wall Street Journalreports.

Apple already relies on a host of partners, from TomTom to Waze and Yelp, and has said it has listings for 100 million businesses. But all users saw at the launch of Apple Maps was dodgy directions and warped graphics for major landmarks like the Statue of Liberty.

While Apple has fixed the most notable glitches, the perceived quality of its maps lags far behind Google, which just rolled out a long-awaited version of Google Maps for Apple's mobile devices.

Foursquare would help Apple deliver more relevant results, based on the popularity of local restaurants and other business venues.

Until recently, Cue has been primarily responsible for Apple's iTunes Store, App Store, and iCloud email, calendar, and file services. He added responsibility for Maps after Scott Forstall, the executive in charge of it at launch, left Apple.